Leogon

Leogon
Data
Category	Kaiju
Height	30 m
Weight	28,000 t
Home World	Planet Earth (World of the Land of Light)
Affiliation	Ichiro Mizuno (Creator) Belyudra (Combination)
First Appearance	Return of Ultraman episode 34 "The Life That Can't Be Forgiven"
Latest Appearance	None
Roar(s)

Leogon was a Kaiju that appeared in episode 34 of Return of Ultraman.

Subtitle: Compatibility Monster

History

Return of Ultraman

Dr. Ichiro Mizuno, a scientist that pushed the boundaries of biology and an old friend of Hideki Go, wanted to mix animal and plant DNA for science. The result was the monster Leogon, who was born from an egg in his laboratory. However, something went wrong, as Leogon quickly escaped and grew from two feet long to the size of a rhinoceros within a minute. MAT quickly tracked Leogon down to a lake where they attacked him. MAT did little except annoy the hybrid organism as his vines easily entangled them in midair. Hideki wanted to end the madness before someone was killed and quickly turned into Ultraman Jack. The two giants clashed, but Jack quickly outmatched Leogon and finished him off with the Ultra Spark, slicing him to pieces. ^{The Life That Can't Be Forgiven}

Trivia

• Designer: Kako Yonetani
• As shown in his debut episode, Leogon is a hybrid of a crocodile and a Nepenthes (more commonly known as the pitcher-plant).
• Leogon's roar is a shortened Zumbolar's roar.
• Leogon shares several traits with the Toho Kaiju Biollante, as both of them were created by the same man: Shinichiro Kobayashi. Both Kaiju are plant-animal hybrids that appear in stories with a "science gone too far" theme. Interestingly, Leogon was designed by concept artist Kako Yonetani, who also submitted initial concept designs for Biollante to Toho, which are compiled in the book Godzilla vs. Biollante Completion. In Yonetani's own 2014 art book, he revealed that his final form Biollante concept art was inspired directly by Leogon.
  • Curiously, the location where Jack and Leogon fight is the same location where Godzilla and Biollante fight for the first time, in Lake Ashi.

Leogon

• Leogon is one of the monsters that makes up Belyudra's body in Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie.

Data

Stats

• Height: 2 ~ 30 m
• Length: 2 ~ 50 m
• Weight: 28,000 t
• Origin: Mizuno Biological Laboratories (Hakone Lake)

Powers and Weapons

• Growth: Leogon can grow from two feet long to 157 feet long in a matter of hours.
• Adept Swimmer: Leogon can swim through water at low speeds.
• Vine Tentacle: Leogon can use two large vines like tentacles from the tubes on his back. These tentacles are ideal for wrapping around targets.

Adept Swimmer

Vine Tentacle

Gallery

Return of Ultraman

Miscellaneous

Leogon suit

Hyper Hobby Magazine Exclusive Leogon

Leogon eraser